The role of Euroscepticism in EU-Eastern partnership relations
The role of Euroscepticism in EU-Eastern partnership relations

Summary/Abstract: The paper deals with the problem of Euroscepticism during implementation of Eastern Partnership politics. As it is known, successful implementation of Eastern Partnership politics should have ended with Association Agreement signing. Nevertheless not all the political parties and social groups desired to develop closer relationships, showing Eurosceptic moods and only 2 of 6 participating countries has signed the Association Agreement in the planed term. Ukraine has become one of the most problematic countries in EaP cooperation, as not signing of the Agreement by the then President caused population protest called Euromaidan. Even after the signing of the Agreement, it became clear that fighting Eurosceptic moods inside the country is not enough. The Agreement is still not ratified, as Eurosceptic moods in European Union itself also influence the situation. The paper examines some aspects of such Euroscepticism manifestation and its reasons.

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